Former Winnipeg Jets forward Mason Appleton returns to his old stomping grounds on Saturday night with the Detroit Red Wings.

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WINNIPEG -- Bringing a four-game point streak into the finale of their three-game road trip, the Detroit Red Wings will battle the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Saturday night. “Rounding it out with two more points, you’d get five of six on this trip,” Mason Appleton said. “That’s a great trip. It’ll be a good game.”

The Detroit Red Wings will be without defenseman Simon Edvinsson for the second straight game as they battle the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday evening.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game 45 seconds into overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Kaprizov came down the middle and beat goalie Cam Talbot with a wrist shot from between the circles.

Lucas Raymond scored two goals and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Red Wings (31-16-5), who played in their third straight overtime game. Cam Talbot made 35 saves for Detroit, which is 7-1-1 in its past nine games.

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The Detroit Red Wings face the Minnesota Wild Thursday at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Puck drop is set for 9:30 p.m. ET.